Chick healthy but not growing?

[TXChixRock]

Keep an eye on her behavior. Sounds healthy just tiny. She's so cute!

Eyeballing her regularly! She’s a little character so far. (Little is the operative word, of course!)

 

[mcrvdeb]

How is your tiny chick doing now, 6 weeks later? I have a tiny 3 1/2 week old that is barely starting to feather, still all fuzz. Very active, eats and drinks well and stays busy all day. Picture shows her along side another chick from same hatch date.

 

[TXChixRock]

How is your tiny chick doing now, 6 weeks later? I have a tiny 3 1/2 week old that is barely starting to feather, still all fuzz. Very active, eats and drinks well and stays busy all day. Picture shows her along side another chick from same hatch date.

She’s slowly catching up, but still small compared to the other 3 with her same hatch date. She’s very healthy so I’m not worried about her any more. Your little one really is small, but looks very healthy. Did you hatch these or were they purchased? I ask because I suspect when I bought mine, I assumed they all had the same hatch date, but after watching her grow, I suspect the other chicks were a good number of days older than her. My little one is the second from the left, so you can see she’s catching up in size.

 

[mcrvdeb]

They were purchased. I received 7 Buff Orpingtons, same hatch date. The picture shows the biggest and the smallest. The other 4 are all about the same size, half the size of the big one, but much bigger than my tiny chick. I was looking at the pics of the group at about 4 days old and they were all about the same size then.

 

[TXChixRock]

They were purchased. I received 7 Buff Orpingtons, same hatch date. The picture shows the biggest and the smallest. The other 4 are all about the same size, half the size of the big one, but much bigger than my tiny chick. I was looking at the pics of the group at about 4 days old and they were all about the same size then.

Sounds exactly like my situation. I’d keep watching her and if she’s active and eating and drinking and pooping well, she’ll probably be just fine. Interesting in all the chickens I’ve had over the last 13 years, I’ve never encountered this before. I’m betting your little will be fine to! Keep us posted!

 

[TXChixRock]

UPDATE: just updating the original post because it always drives me nuts when I read a post and don’t find out how things turned out! So, my pipsqueak chick is now 14+ weeks old and has completely caught up in growth with the rest of the flock. She’s a cream legbar so has a funny “hat”. Hubby calls her Hattie. She was slow to grow, but never lost vitality and has become the most fearless of the 6 hatchlings. All’s well that ends well!

 

[LuciferRoo]

I was reading this thread with great interest.
I have a 10 day old chick that I think may be behind the curve. Unfortunately, my broody only got to hatch one egg, so I cannot compare this chick to its siblings.

 

[TXChixRock]

I was reading this thread with great interest.
I have a 10 day old chick that I think may be behind the curve. Unfortunately, my broody only got to hatch one egg, so I cannot compare this chick to its siblings.

My chick has completely turned out just fine. Not sure if it was her breed (cream legbar) or just a fluke, but she always ate well and seemed healthy so all is well. If your “little” is eating and acting active and behaving normally, I would say not to worry. My guess is she’ll be just fine!

 

[LuciferRoo]

The chick is very active and eating and drinking. Maybe I am expecting it to grow too fast

 

[TXChixRock]

The chick is very active and eating and drinking. Maybe I am expecting it to grow too fast

I just think sometimes there’s a runt that’s slow to grow. Kind of like a preemie who ends up being just as big as their sibling. I’ve had lots of chickens over the last 13 yrs and this was the first time I’ve had a pip-squeak! As long as your chick is acting healthy, I wouldn’t worry about it (I know, easier said than done!) Be sure to check back in and let us know the outcome.